More Consideration for Consumer Protection Needed in the Age of the Information Economy.DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c44816) has announced the addition of Consumer Protection in the Age of the Information Economy to their offering. To date, there have been few theoretical inquiries into the relationship between the technological innovation and basic objectives of consumer protection laws consumer protection laws n. almost all states and the federal government have enacted laws and set up agencies to protect the consumer (the retail purchasers of goods and services) from inferior, adulterated, hazardous and deceptively advertised products, and . This book addresses this need by considering the impact of technological innovation on the foundations of consumer advocacy, contracting behaviour, control over intellectual capital and information privacy. The collection presents a unique and timely perspective on these issues. The authors, internationally renowned experts, from diverse areas such as consumer issues in technology markets, contract, and intellectual property provide a fresh perspective on these topics. Contributions provide novel approaches to the question of what consumer protection might consist of in the context of technological innovation. The book will be a valuable resource to academics and researchers in law and public policy and is easily accessible to graduate and undergraduate students working in these areas. Introduction: is consumer protection an anachronism a·nach·ro·nism n. 1. The representation of someone as existing or something as happening in other than chronological, proper, or historical order. 2. in the information economy, Jane K. Winn Part 1 What Does it Mean to "Protect Consumers" in the Twenty-first Century? From The Jungle to The Matrix: the future of consumer protection in light of its past, Norman Silber The internet, consumer protection and practical knowledge, Edward Rubin Edward M. "Eddy" Rubin is a researcher at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, California and the director of the Department of Energy's Joint Genome Institute. Globalization globalization Process by which the experience of everyday life, marked by the diffusion of commodities and ideas, is becoming standardized around the world. Factors that have contributed to globalization include increasingly sophisticated communications and transportation , the third way and consumer law: the case of the UK, Iain Ramsay Information liability and the challenges of law reform: an introductory note, Michael Traynor Information technology standards as a form of consumer protection law, Jane K. Winn Part 2 Can a Fair Balance Be Struck in Intellectual Property Law Between Innovators and Consumers? Distinguishing Dastar: consumer protection, moral rights, and section 43(a), Glynn S. Lunney, Jr Some copyright consumer conundrums, David McGowan David McGowan (born 2 February 1988 in Glasgow) is a Scottish football midfielder currently playing for Clyde. McGowan is a product of Clyde's youth system. McGowan signed a professional contract with the club in the summer of 2006, and made his debut in Clyde's last game of Part 3 New Rules for New Deals? The Impact of New Business Models on Old Contract Law: New basics: Twelve principals for fair commerce in mass-market software and other digital products, Jean Braucher Contract, not regulation: UCITA (Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act) A controversial law that deals with software contracts and licensing drafted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL). and high-tech consumers meet their consumer protection critics, Richard A. Epstein
Richard A. Rolling contracts as an agency problem, Clayton P. Gillette Online consumer standard form contracting practices: a survey and discussion of legal implications, Robert A. Hillman Hillman was a famous British automobile marque, manufactured by the Rootes Group. It was based in Ryton-on-Dunsmore, near Coventry, England, from 1907 to 1976. Before 1907 the company had built bicycles. From consumer to person?: developing a regulatory framework for non-bank e-payments, Anita Ramasastry Anita Ramasastry is a law professor at the University of Washington School of Law in Seattle and a director of the Shidler Center for Law, Commerce & Technology. She is also a regular columnist for the online legal commentary Writ. Ramasastry earned a B.A. Part 4 Information Privacy: Who Knows What About Consumers and what Should Be Done About It?: The failure of fair information practice principles, Fred Cate Privacy self regulation: a decade of disappointment, Chris Jay Hoofnagle Bibliography Index For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c44816 |
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